Long gone are the carefree days of youth. The modern teen is stressed out. With sports travel teams, AP classes, gifted programs, standardized testing, band/dance/cheer/sports camps, and college application essays, today’s teenager feels the pressure to perform. And this doesn’t take into account the anxiety.. READ ON...

Jesus announced to his hometown that he was their long-awaited messiah. The people were excited and proud. That was until Jesus announced he was also messiah to the Gentiles. The Jews, having no desire to associate with Gentiles, were outraged. They took Jesus to the.. READ ON...

Let’s continue our conversation about how to last in youth ministry. We had some great discussion and comments last week; let’s see if we can keep the streak alive! A common, and seemingly noble, mistake many youth workers make is to keep their head down,.. READ ON...

So… what really, really matters? I was once in a search process that put me in the position to have a role in a particular church. The job wasn’t yet offered to me, but I was told I was in the final group of candidates. This.. READ ON...

For the past few weeks, we’ve talked about several key themes related to building a healthy understanding of sexuality from a Kingdom-of-God-perspective. (Click for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) This week we’ll wrap things up with what we believe are the two biggest.. READ ON...